Discontinuation of standard first-line antiretroviral therapy in a cohort of 1434 Malawian children.

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Published in J Int AIDS Soc on August 06, 2010

Authors

W Chris Buck1, Mark M Kabue, Peter N Kazembe, Mark W Kline

Author Affiliations

1: Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative, Department of Pediatrics, and Texax Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. cbuck@bcm.edu

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